Playa del Carmen, Q.R. — A man reported to be a Canadian tourist died inside a central Playa del Carmen store. Store employees tried to assist the man who fell unconsciousness onto the floor Saturday.
The man reportedly asked store staff for help when he started to feel unwell. Within a few minutes, he collapsed on the floor and did not regain consciousness.
An ambulance was called to the 30th Avenue Walmart location in central Playa del Carmen Saturday.
Paramedics responding to the call for medical help pronounced the man dead at the scene. Municipal police were also part of the first responders after other shoppers inside the store reported a ‘person fainted’ to 9-1-1.
The deceased man has not been identified beyound being Canadian. An autopsy will determine the official cause of death.
